Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE:GTLS) Shares Purchased by Hantz Financial Services Inc.

Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE:GTLS - Free Report) by 24.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,476 shares of the industrial products company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,469 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. owned 0.05% of Chart Industries worth $4,289,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Chart Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in Chart Industries by 56.0% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 181 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Chart Industries by 418.0% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 316 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 255 shares during the period. Mendota Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Chart Industries by 46.2% during the third quarter. Mendota Financial Group LLC now owns 642 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $80,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the period. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in Chart Industries during the third quarter worth about $87,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on GTLS. Raymond James reaffirmed a "strong-buy" rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Chart Industries in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Chart Industries from $138.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Barclays reduced their target price on Chart Industries from $146.00 to $145.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 4th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Chart Industries from $200.00 to $231.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Chart Industries from $151.00 to $146.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $188.75.

Chart Industries Trading Up 3.6 %

GTLS traded up $7.31 on Thursday, reaching $212.86. 159,661 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 617,948. The company has a market cap of $9.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. Chart Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $101.60 and a one year high of $220.03. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $197.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $155.52.

Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The industrial products company reported $2.18 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.56 by ($0.38). Chart Industries had a net margin of 4.30% and a return on equity of 13.25%. The business had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.28 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 18.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Chart Industries, Inc. will post 9.02 earnings per share for the current year.

About Chart Industries

Chart Industries, Inc engages in the designing, engineering, and manufacturing of process technologies and equipment for the gas and liquid molecules in the United States and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Cryo Tank Solutions, Heat Transfer Systems, Specialty Products, and Repair, Service & Leasing.